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"Drinking a small amount of alcohol is good for health" is a comforting statement drinkers usually use on themselves. But a large study just published in June this year (2026) in the international medical journal Nature Health shows that alcohol consumption is associated with an…

On July 6, the final examinations ended, and that very day I took the high-speed train home. The next day, July 7, during the daytime, I actually took five naps on and off. On the evening of July 7, my wife returned from a business…

"Zhuyu Peiqi Tang" is an experienced formula of contemporary TCM practitioners, recorded in the book Selected Proven Prescriptions of Chinese Herbal Medicine. I found its prescription-thinking to be quite good, so I am writing this article to introduce this formula. The composition of "Zhuyu Peiqi…

This morning I finished the last exam, biochemistry, and with that, this academic year is officially over for us. Many cars arrived at the school; they were parents coming to pick up their children. These parents are generally a bit younger than I am; mixed…

The main clinical manifestations of patients with portal hypertension due to liver cirrhosis are as follows: Splenomegaly: a normal spleen generally weighs 140–180 g; in patients with portal hypertension the weight of the spleen may increase to 400–500 g, and in severe cases even reach…

Carcinoma is a malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue, while sarcoma is a malignant tumor derived from mesenchymal tissue; this is the most fundamental distinction between the two. The two also differ considerably in age of onset and incidence. Carcinoma is more common, with an…

A tumor (neoplasm) is a new growth formed when, under the action of various tumorigenic factors, the genetic regulation of cells in local tissue becomes severely disordered, leading to clonal abnormal proliferation; it often manifests as a local mass in the body. However, certain neoplastic…

Thrombosis refers to the process in which, within the heart or blood vessels of a living body, the blood coagulates or certain components of the blood aggregate to form a solid mass. The solid mass that forms is called a thrombus. A thrombus may travel…

Koujie Spray, produced by Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical, is a commonly used external preparation for treating oral ulcers and sore, swollen throat. But recently I used it twice in succession to resolve skin allergy problems, and both times achieved good therapeutic results. The first time: after eating…

Herpes zoster (shingles) is a viral infectious disease caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (the same virus that caused chickenpox in our childhood), characterized by severe neuralgia and unilateral rash. It commonly affects middle-aged and elderly people over 50; by age 85, about half…